Ferrari LaFerrari Spider confirmed

Good news millionaire Ferrari owners: the Italian brand will build the LaFerrari Spider.

Fiat Chrysler CEO and Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne has confirmed an open-topped version of the hybrid V12 hypercar is on the way, saying "the only future product connected to LaFerrari is the Spider. Which is no secret since potential customers have already been approached."

Very little is expected to change technically with the car, with the missing roof the likely biggest difference based on a leaked image of an illustration that surfaced on the internet recently.

The confirmation of the car was Marchionne's first major act as Ferrari's new CEO, taking over this week following the retirement of previous CEO Amedeo Felisa after 26 years with the company.

The global boss of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Sergio Marchionne, has added Ferrari CEO to his list of jobs. Photo: AP

In a wide-ranging interview with Automobile magazine, the busy 63-year-old also spoke openly about the proposed Dino V6 model. Already announced as the brand's future entry-level model, Marchionne admitted the company is still working out the details of the car.

"We normally don't talk about these things," he said. "But let me ask you: Where should that Dino be positioned? How much should it cost? How would it relate to the next 488? What is the right balance between too many and not enough units? We haven't found answers to these questions yet."

Marchionne first revealed in 2015 that the Dino name will return for the first time since 1973 with a version of the Ferrari-designed 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 petrol engine already used by Maserati and the forthcoming Alfa Romeo Giulia QV.

The Dino would expand the current Ferrari range which includes the V8-powered California T and 488 GTB/Spider and the V12 engined F12 TdF and GTC4Lusso.